Amy Weintraub is a yoga therapist, author, and founder of LifeForce Yoga, a mood regulation protocol supporting those with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She is the author of Yoga for Depression, Yoga Skills for Therapists, and Temple Dancer, and the creator of the Yoga for Your Mood card deck. In this episode, we discuss the neuroscience, philosophy, and practice of yoga, including three guided, embodied exercises using breath, hands, imagery, and more to help regulate your mood and feel more connected, grounded, and alive.

Connect and Learn More

Website: amyweintraub.com
Books: Yoga for Depression · Yoga Skills for Therapists · Temple Dancer
Card Deck: Yoga for Your Mood
YouTube: @AmyWeintraubAuthor
Instagram: @amylifeforceyoga
Facebook: @AmyEWeintraub

Upcoming Events

LIFEFORCE YOGA & IFS Virtual Workshop
A Synergistic Integration to Soothe, Restore and Heal
Wednesday June 17 | 5:00-7:30pm MT

https://amyweintraub.com/event/lifeforce-yoga-and-ifs-internal-family-systems-virtual-workshop/

LIFEFORCE YOGA & INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS
New Tools To Bring Balance To Your Life
August 9-14, 2026
A Summer Retreat at Kripalu.

https://amyweintraub.com/event/lifeforce-yoga-ifs-new-tools-to-bring-balance-to-your-life-3/

Resources

Books

• The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson

People

• Erica Sharpe
• Henry David Thoreau
• Herbert Benson
• Jake Panasevich
• John Keats
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
• Percy Bysshe Shelley
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Richard C. Schwartz
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Stephen Porges
• William Wordsworth

TV Shows

• Mad Men